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TIL in Canada by law you must complete a math question to enter a sweepstakes

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0wmVp TIL about the Oka Crisis, where the mayor of Oka wanted to raze Aboriginal land to expand a golf course. A documentary, called Kanehsatake: 270 years of resistance gives a native’s perspective
0d0RL TIL that experiments conducted by academic specialists in animal communication "suggest that slow blink sequences may function as a form of positive emotional communication between cats and humans."
J1ANj TIL of the world's loneliest palm tree. "Hyophorbe amaricaulis" is found exclusively on the island of Mauritius, and only a single surviving specimen has been documented in the Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Curepipe. Thus, it is classified as an endling.
a8vZ0 TIL the USA, Canada and Mexico each have one of the top three tallest mountains in North America, respectively.
1aKN7 TIL Food Network’s Chopped can take up to 14 hours to film a 30 minute episode and can include judging rounds of up to 90 minutes each